PST Reader

[bennec83]

does any one know is there is a PST reader for WM6?

Outlook can export contacts as a pst file, i was wondering if there was an app about that would be able to read a pst and copy the contacts into the contact list?

thanks

[Lordsmiff]

I've never seen anything that can do that but, and I hate to sound stupid here, why would you need it to do this?

Activesync can do that for you...?

Is there some particular ultimate goal you want to achieve by doing this?

Cheers,
Smiffy?

[bennec83]

I've never seen anything that can do that but, and I hate to sound stupid here, why would you need it to do this?

Activesync can do that for you...?

Is there some particular ultimate goal you want to achieve by doing this?

Cheers,
Smiffy?

yes, when my HTC TyTn trys to resync with outlook 2007 on Vista after A ROM flash it fails even though it worked before flashing, so i have to delete all contacts from my vista system, resync my phone with my XP system to get the contacts, then sync up again with my vista system.

I have not found anyone else with this problem, and i thought that there might be a little app somewhere so i could just store my contacts on my memory card as a PST and reload all contacts from my phone before the first sync.

I dont know y my system is being stupid but this is one or 2 annoying problems i have with vista!!

[Lordsmiff]

The easiest way to get your contacts back after a flash is using PIMBackup - it's free and can be found here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299705)

This will allow you to make a backup of your contacts onto your SD card (and restore them after a flash)

It should be a part of every flasher's toolkit :) It can lead to duplicate entries in your outlook though so you might need to delete them from your machine first anyway (but at least you can get them back on your hermes easy enough now)

As to the vista thing - are you deleting the sync profile out of vista after you've reflashed? I'm not even sure you can (only played a little bit with vista) but in activesync, I always delete my sync profile (but not syncd files folder), put the right name back into my hermes and re-setup the partnership and sync everything again.

Either way, I think PIMBackup should do what you're looking for :)

Cheers,
Smiffy.

[bennec83]

The easiest way to get your contacts back after a flash is using PIMBackup - it's free and can be found here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299705)

This will allow you to make a backup of your contacts onto your SD card (and restore them after a flash)

It should be a part of every flasher's toolkit :) It can lead to duplicate entries in your outlook though so you might need to delete them from your machine first anyway (but at least you can get them back on your hermes easy enough now)

As to the vista thing - are you deleting the sync profile out of vista after you've reflashed? I'm not even sure you can (only played a little bit with vista) but in activesync, I always delete my sync profile (but not syncd files folder), put the right name back into my hermes and re-setup the partnership and sync everything again.

Either way, I think PIMBackup should do what you're looking for :)

Cheers,
Smiffy.

Thanks alot m8 fixed the prob str8 away!!

[Lordsmiff]

Not that I'm nosey or anything but which bit in particular sorted your problem out (also helps when people search who have the same problem :)

Cheers,
Smiffy.

[bennec83]

Using PIM Manager to back up all of my contacts instead of having some sort of PST reader, i didnt realise such a tool was available.

I am having afew strange problems with my Vista system and my TyTN, the one you helped with, and another strange thing (just on the off chance you have experienced this and can help) once i have sorted the sync between the phone and computer, when the phone is connected via usb it "messes" around with my windows (the open ones on the desktop), for example, when typing something, the cursor will disappear as if i have clicked of part of the screen OUTSIDE the window i am using, then a second or 2 later reappears and i can type again.

as soon as i disconnect the phone it goes away!! im sure there is somethign trying to play with my emotions in my system, its really annoying as when my phone is attached to my system i pretty much cant do anything with my computer because of this focusing out effect.

it sucks!! (the other annoyign thing i have found with alot of people on here is the fact that if you ask a question, everyone just bitches at you for asking or you get "n00bs suck,y are they allowd here!!" so i havent asked also how do you describe my problem lol!!

[agovinoveritas]

So it was a Vista issue then?

Since I am on XP and although my backup needs are pretty simple, ActiveSync not only backs up my calendar and my contacts but it also included the pics that I have associated to them.

Sure I do not need my old call logs, but for basic stuff active sync suffices.

[bennec83]

So it was a Vista issue then?

Since I am on XP and although my backup needs are pretty simple, ActiveSync not only backs up my calendar and my contacts but it also included the pics that I have associated to them.

Sure I do not need my old call logs, but for basic stuff active sync suffices.

after abit of investigation, it seems that (on my vista system anyway) WMDC 6.1 was inable to sync with Outlook 2003, i have updated to Outlook 2007 and it seems to sync ok now, but i still have the other problem i mentioned before, i have checked everything i can think to check and i cannot work out what it causing it!!